Adverse Sexual Side Effects linked to popular BPH drug
30 October 2017
A common drug used for BPH patients may be adversely affecting men's overall health, including worsening erectile dysfunction.
Nondiabetic CKD Patients May Not Really Benefit From Intensive Blood Pressure Control
30 October 2017
eGFR significantly modifies the risk-benefit profile of intensive BP control, which may provide little or no benefit and may be harmful to patients with an eGFR below 45 mL/min/1.73 m2
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Nebraska Hospital Uses Team Approach to Reduce UTIs in Rehab Patients
20 March 2012
In a 300-bed Nebraska rehabilitation hospital, nurses, occupational and physical therapists, case managers and education staff have successfully implemented a team approach to dramatically reduce infections from urinary catheters, the most common type of infection contracted from healthcare settings. According to an abstract presented at the 38th Annual Educational Conference and [...]
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No Significant Association Found Between Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Cardiovascular Death
14 February 2012
Treatment with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) does not significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular mortality according to evaluation of mortality data in a large registry of men treated for prostate cancer. ADT is commonly used to treat prostate cancer. Some studies have shown that it may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, but other studies have [...]
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Botox Approved in Ireland for Treatment of Urinary Incontinence
07 February 2012
The Irish Medicines Board has approved Botulinum toxin type A to treat urinary incontinence management in adults with neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO). Neurogenic detrusor overactivity results from nuerogenic bladder due to multiple sclerosis or stable sub-cervical spinal cord injury. Allergan Inc. has said that this step is important in securing national licenses in fourteen European countries that [...]
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Saturation Biopsy Detects More Cancers
31 January 2012
According to a new report, analysis of 20 to 24 biopsy cores is superior to analysis of 12 to 14 cores for detecting prostate cancer in men who’ve had a normal prostate biopsy in the past. J. Stephen Jones, M.D., from Cleveland Clinic, Ohio said, “We have shown that transrectal saturation biopsy is as easy and [...]
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Study Finds Strong Association Between Smoking and Risk for Bladder Cancer
24 January 2012
Data from a large cohort study showed that smoking’s contribution to bladder cancer risk increased over the past 25 years, and the attributable risk in women caught up with that of men. Current smokers increased risk of bladder cancer by four times compared to people who never smoked. The risk among former smokers two times that [...]
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Stem Cell Injections Better than Collagen Injections in Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence
17 January 2012
A new study from Austria has found that injections of stem cells and other cells obtained from a woman’s own body can treat stress urinary incontinence with dramatically better results than conventional collagen injections. These results mimic those from U.S. research that is underway and might also be long-lasting. The study appears in The Lancet. The Austrian [...]
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Sacral Neuromodulation Treats Refractory Idiopathic Urge Urinary Incontinence
10 January 2012
According to Dutch researchers, sacral neuromodulation could be a safe, if impermanent, way to treat refractory idiopathic urge urinary incontinence. Sacral neuromodulation, also known as sacral nerve stimulation, involves the implantation of a programmable stimulator subcutaneously which delivers low amplitude electrical stimulation through a lead to the sacral nerve, usually accessed via the S3 forament. In a [...]
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Pre-op Counseling For Prostate Surgery Not Effective
03 January 2012
Researchers have found that over half of men undergoing radical prostatectomy have unrealistic expectations about some of the outcomes. Daniela Wittmann, MSW, and colleagues at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan found that despite a pre-operative education program, 61 percent of men expected the same or better sexual function a year [...]
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- Adverse Sexual Side Effects linked to popular BPH drug
- Nondiabetic CKD Patients May Not Really Benefit From Intensive Blood Pressure Control
- Nebraska Hospital Uses Team Approach to Reduce UTIs in Rehab Patients
- No Significant Association Found Between Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Cardiovascular Death
- Botox Approved in Ireland for Treatment of Urinary Incontinence
- Saturation Biopsy Detects More Cancers
- Study Finds Strong Association Between Smoking and Risk for Bladder Cancer
- Stem Cell Injections Better than Collagen Injections in Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence
- Sacral Neuromodulation Treats Refractory Idiopathic Urge Urinary Incontinence
- Pre-op Counseling For Prostate Surgery Not Effective
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